Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foraminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foram-i-nate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having foramina or openings.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin forāminātus, from forāmen + -ātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more foraminate (comparative) most foraminate (superlative)

Questions

What does foraminate mean?: Having foramina or openings.
Where does foraminate come from?: Borrowed from Late Latin forāminātus, from forāmen + -ātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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